Remember, research is done for two reasons, neither of which is to advance medical science.Reason 2 Prep a product for marketDrum roll, the number one reason for research is ! to get some poor schmuck one step closer to tenure. Really.

Stu - no placebo group; just tracking actual use of the corticosteroid inhalers, at least as estimated through electronic pharmacy records.http://www.jacionline.org/article/S0091-6749%2811%2901481-3/abstract

I wonder how many insurance companies would have refused to pay for such medications without research like this. They seem to find any excuse to deny coverage that I bet this study did some real good for real patients. Scary, but I bet likely!

What's sad is that a lot of asthma patients only take their maintenance meds when they feel sick - they don't understand that a corticosteroid has to be taken every day, regardless of how you feel. It is really an education issue. My father didn't take his meds regularly until he had a doctor explain how they worked.

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